Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck GCMG PC (born October 10, 1819 in Templemore , County Tipperary , Ireland ; † November 29, 1894 in Enniskerry , County Wicklow , Ireland) was a British colonial administrator and first Governor General of Canada .
Life
In 1848 he ran for the Liberal Party unsuccessfully for a seat in the lower house ( House of Commons ) in the constituency Wicklow . After the death of his father in 1849 he inherited his title as 4th Viscount Monck , of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, and 4th Baron Monck , of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland .
In 1852 he was elected a member of the House of Commons, where he represented the constituency of Portsmouth until he was defeated in the House of Commons elections in 1859 . During this time he was also Junior Lord of the Treasury between 1855 and 1858 during the tenure of Prime Minister Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston . After his electoral defeat in 1859, he decided to withdraw from active politics.
On October 25, 1861, he was appointed governor of the province of Canada , which at the time consisted of Ontario and Québec . He became known for his skill in avoiding British and Canadian involvement in the American Civil War that took place between 1861 and 1865 . In addition, he played a leading role in the preparation of the Canadian Confederation . For these services, Queen Victoria raised him to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as 1st Baron Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, in 1866 . Unlike his Irish title, this was with a seat in the British House of Lords ( House of Lords ) connected.
With the official beginning of the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867, he became the first Governor General of Canada and held this office until November 14, 1868.
He then returned to Ireland and received the knighthood of the Order of St. Michael and St. George as Knight Grand Cross . In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Council in 1869 and thus to the Privy Council of Queen Victoria. Most recently he was Lord Lieutenant of County Dublin between 1874 and 1892 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Charles Monck |
Viscount Monck 1849-1894 |
Henry Monck |
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Baron Monck 1866-1894 |
Henry Monck |
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| SURNAME | Monck, Charles, 4th Viscount Monck |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, 4th and 1st Baron Monck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Colonial Administrator, Governor General of Canada and Politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Templemore , County Tipperary , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1894 |
| Place of death | Enniskerry , County Wicklow , Ireland |